National Seminar

on Ethics and Ethos in Management

27-28 July, 2013 (Saturday and Sunday)

Call for Papers, Articles & Case Studies on Spirituality, Worklife, Corporate Governance in Management

FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES

PACIFIC ACADEMY OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH UNIVERSITY
Pacific Hills, Pratap Nagar Extn., Airport Road, Udaipur -313003 (Rajasthan), India Mobile No.:+91 9672978034, 9950493503, 9950634172 Phone.+91 294-2494506-7, FAX No. +91 294-2494512 E mail: ethosnational@conferencepacific.ac.in, Web : www.ethics.conferencepacific.ac.in

BACKGROUND
Ethics constitute core of all considerations in most of the personal as well as institutional decisions in a civilized society. The ethical standards of any society, largely depends upon the National ethos and the social & spiritual values. The Ethos are often based upon the civilizational history, religious & spiritual beliefs and the doctrine enshrined in the ancient scriptures. The ancient scriptures of Bharat consisting of the four Vedas, Upnishads, Aaranaykas, Smritis, Sutras (Grihya sutras, Dharma sutras etc.), the Brahmin granths (like Shatpath Brahman, Aiteraiy Brahman etc) and epics (Like Ramayan & Mahabharat etc). All these ancient scriptures have almost infinite expanse and varied deliberations. But, all of them have a rich treasure of guiding principles on several ethical & doctrinal aspects of modern management. The available literature on these doctrines of management enshrined, in the ancient scriptures is very scanty and scattered. This necessitates detailed and meticulous deliberations on these issues. In addition to this, ethics need to be made the cornerstone for all managerial decisions, independent from revenue & profit considerations. This requires inculcation of a value system conducive for promoting ethics in education, training and practice of management. In this direction National Working Group, Pacific University in group efforts with Shiksha Sanskrati Utthan Nyas, New Delhi endeavors to provide a podium through this national seminar. The proposed seminar aims to bring into light the national ethos depicted in the ancient scriptures and reinforce ethics in all affairs of human decision making for a very high level of ethical standards in management & corporate governance. The proposed seminar has the broad objectives to (i) Endeavour to codify literature on ethics. (ii) Evolve ways to integrate management and all other decisions with ethics. (iii) Facilitate deliberation on the present status of ethics in management and corporate governance and evolve ways to promote ethics.

The deliberation in the seminar shall be divided in following tracks:

1. Ethics in Management 3. Ethical Standards and Corporate Governance 5 Road Map for Implementation 2. Spiritual Values and Work Life 4. Practical Experiences and Examples

About Pacific University

The Pacific University has come into existence by virtue of a special Act of Rajasthan State Assembly and is sponsored by the Pacific Academy of Higher Education & Research Society. Ever since it's humble beginning in the 1997, with the establishment of Pacific Institute of Management & Pacific Commerce College, it is striving to make its bench mark in education field. Today the group has a composite strength of 15,000 plus students, 500 plus faculty members and 700 non teaching staff. The campus is spread over an area of 100 acres with beautiful landscape, lush green campus and large playgrounds. Most of the departments in the constituent colleges in the University stand out in their field and hold leading ranks in the country.

About Faculty of Management Studies

It is a milestone that helps an individual to go beyond his/her stream of education. It offers the best stepping stone into the corporate world and also trains one to become an entrepreneur. Our management programmes at the undergraduate and post graduate levels are recognized world wide and are considered to be a major step towards a successful business management career.

SUB TRACKS
The Proposed sub tracks are as under

Track 1 : Ethics in Management

1. Ethics in General Management
Applicability of ethics in Indian management. Changing Business environment and ethical

3. Marketing ethics
Ethics and Consumer Protection in the competitive

market era.
Ethical Conformity in Marketing Green Marketing for Sustainable Development in

Competitive World
Reputation as a Marketing Asset Ethical Leadership in Marketing Use of ethical practices in marketing strategies

challenges. Globalization, Liberalization Privatization and business ethics. Indian Model of corporate development. Harmonizing ethics & ethos among global economies. Environmental ethics. Professional ethical issues. Self management as the source of all power

2. Ethics in Banking, Finance and Insurance

Role of Market Regulators (SEBI, IRDA etc) in

safeguarding Ethics Accounting Ethics Ethics in Taxation. Banking and Usurious Practices. Speculative Banking: Issues and Challenges Financing and supporting Totalitarian Regimes. Financing of Companies with little or no commitment to Social Responsibility. Banking and Ecological Impact. Financing, donations, and sponsorships contrary to the good of the family. Banks' Involvement in social enterprise. Falsifying Financial Figures Credit Privacy Deceptive information Speculative banking: Unethical treatment with customer Money Financing Arms Manufacturing and Trade: Banking Dilemma Financing and Supporting Autocratic States Conditions Apply* - A question mark on Insurer's Transparency Portfolio management without transparency Multiple Companies Account handling

formulation and implementation for long term profitability of organization. Price collusion (agreeing with other competitors to set prices in a market to the detriment of competition and consumers) Issues over Truth and Honesty Issues with Violence and Profanity Taste and Controversy Negative Advertising Stereotyping drawing unfair or inappropriate conclusions Targeting the Vulnerable (e.g. children, the elderly) Excluding potential customers from the market (e.g. discouraging demand from undesirable market sectors or simply refusing to sell to certain customers) Price wars High Pressure Sales Techniques

4. Ethics in human Resource Management

Resolutions of ethical Dilemmas Increased workforce diversity and ethnic conflicts Selecting and hiring of employees Ethnic sharing of information Promoting employee security by the ethical way Cross cultural ethos Sustaining ethics in an unethical environment Discrimination among Employees Disparagement in an Organisation Bribery and undue influence for Jobs. Conflicts of Interests among employees. Measuring Ethical Performance Ethical Audit of Employee's Behavior Work Ethos is based on holistic vision of life

5. Ethics in Production and Operation Management

Track 3 : Ethical Standards &

Corporate Governance

Use of Child Labour and forced Labour Violation of the basic rights of Workers Ignoring Health, Safety and Environmental Standards Environmental Effects through Production Treatment Plants for water, treatment of solid Waste and Gases Health and Safety Uses of Pesticides in Food Industry Cruelty of Animals for luxury Goods Patent Evasion or Breach

6. Ethics in Information and Technology Management

Software Patent and Copyright infringement Cyber- Crimes Ethical issues in Social Networking Unsolicited emails Hackers accessing online databases Websites installing Cookies or spyware to monitor a user's online activities Burnout in information Technology Sector Reliability of IT Solutions and Services Ethical Hacking

Track 2 : Spiritual Values & Work Life

Spiritualism in the coming era.

Harmonizing common belief, and rituals among various religion. Epics (Mahabharat, Gita) and management. Work life Balance, stress management Yogic Science Management in Vedic literature Contemporary thinkers on ethics. Attitudes and Values at work place Meditation and spiritual exercise at work place Application of values to professional Life Goals Quantitative and Qualitative Results from Implementing spiritual Values at work place Training for spiritual awareness Role of spiritual leaders in unification of Spirituality with work life

Accountability versus responsibility of corporates Creating Shareholders wealth legally and ethically Ethics across different levels of Management Legal and Ethical Compliance Mechanisms Corporate strategy and non economic goals Personal values and ethical aspirations of the company leaders Whistle Blowing mechanism across levels of management. Completeness of legal compliance mechanisms Corporate social Responsibilities Family Ownership structure and exercise of control rights Rights and Equitable Treatment of Shareholders Roles and responsibilities of Board Disclosures and transparency Practices Fairness in Executive Compensation Outdated Business Laws: Too much on ethics less on implementation Corporate Governance : Evolution from Ethical to Unethical or vice Versa Ethical issues confined with mergers and acquisition Political issues in corporate governance Obligations to Investors, Employees and Customers Role of various agencies in ensuring good corporate governance

Track 4 : Practical Experiences/

Cases, Experiments & Examples

Practices prevailing in corporate world Practical experiences observed. Case studies-on Ethics & Ethos. Institutes/Organization working for cultivating & developing ethical values. Real Life situational Business Anecdotes. Reviews on various Committee Reports. Analyses of various corporate Scams Pioneers in Good corporate practices Controlled Experiments of Ethics & Ethos.

Track 5 : Road Map for Implementation

Call for Papers

Academicians, Corporates, Management Professionals, Entrepreneurs, Research Scholars and Students are invited to submit research papers and share their experiences in the mentioned tracks. The papers can be mailed in English, Hindi and Sanskrit at ethosnational@conferencepacific.ac.in

Paper submission guidelines for Authors

1 The cover page should contain Paper title: 18 point Arial, Bold centered, Author(s) name: 14 pt. Arial, Bold Centered, designation, institution/organization name, mailing address ,email, mob. no. : 12 pt. Arial, Bold centered. Second page should contain abstract of about 100-300 words with 4-5 keywords, followed by full paper. The author/s name should not appear elsewhere except cover page. Manuscripts should contain original research work of author/s, which has not been published elsewhere in any form nor sent for publication elsewhere. Manuscript should be typed in MS Word, 1.5 spacing with 12 points Times New Roman font, justified aligned. Tables, figures and diagrams should be titled properly. Manuscripts should be electronically submitted to ethosnational@conferencepacific.ac.in Manuscript should have APA referencing. Margin of 1 inch on all sides should be maintained. The text, suitably divided under headings and sub-headings to elucidate the text and to emphasize points.

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Publication Best Paper Award

The 4 best papers in each of the 4 tracks shall be awarded a cash denomination of ` 1000
All the selected papers will be published in ISBN numbered edited book. In addition to this all the accepted papers will also be further reviewed by the Journal Review Committee and will be published in the International Journal Pacific Business Review (ISSN: 0974-438X) for which an honorarium of INR 3000/- shall be paid per paper.

Important Dates
Last date for submission of Abstract Notification of short listed Abstracts Full Paper submission Early Bird Registration with full paper Last date of Registration Date of Seminar 20th May,2013 30th May,2013 30th, June,2013 15th April, 2013 10th, July, 2013 27th and 28th July, 2013

Registration Fee Details

Faculty Members Rs. 500 Research Scholars and Students Rs. 300 Corporates and Professionals Rs. 500 Accompanying Person(s) Rs. 500 per person Co-authors desirous to contribute paper and/ or participation are required to pay full registration fee. Registration fee includes Accommodation (Sharing Basis) Conference Kit, Break fast, Lunch and Dinner. *Early Bird Registration will get a discount of 20% on Registration fees. * For travel/accomodation plan, please mail the details at : ethostravel2013@gmail.com For further query contact Manoj Kumawat-9950493503/Yukti Sharma-9950634172

About Udaipur
Udaipur ,also acclaimed as the Venice of the East, the city that cradles seven lakes, mystic mountains, proud histories, broad and sturdy education platforms is located in the state of Rajasthan in north-west India. Scented with a strong fragrance of historical lineage Udaipur has an air of royalty and presents to its visitors a platter sizzling with heroic stories of its founding Maharanas and the breathtaking beauty that envelopes the city and its warm hearted dwellers.

Patrons
Shri B. R. Agrawal
Patron & Founder Chairman

Shri Rahul Agrawal

Secretary, PAHER

Shri Ashish Agrawal

Finance Secretary, PAHER

Organizers Director Seminar

Prof. B. P. Sharma
(Pro-President, Pacic University)

Chief-Coordinator
Mr. Atul Kothari

Coordinator
Prof. B. P. Saraswat

Convener
Prof. Harshita Shrimali

Organizing Secretary
Dr. Pushpkant Shakdwipee
(+91 9672978034)

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Invitation

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